thegiraffe
11-11-2006, 01:07 AM
This was written by my brother. He has (had) a red 2006 Toyota X-Runner that had some modifications (nothing major). This happened last night: (pardon his spelling/grammar. It's legible though)
Another X down the drain
For those of us who know the seminole county area i'll explain how the crash happened.. tuscawilla and red bug lake road.. there are 3 consecutive lights close together on red bug 1. publix 2. tuscawilla intersection 3. albertsons. i was heading home from xrobber's last night and was in the left lane behind a white cavalier. the light was red at publix and we were rolling up to it at like 45, light turned green, right lane had no cars in it, left lane had a bunch, cavalier changed lanes and took off, i changed lanes behind it, was in 3rd gear goin 40 or so at this point, when i got to the red bug intersection, cavalier was already through the intersection, i was going about 55, then the cav was flying still and i was still accelerating just b/c i like to drive fast, wasn't racing some idiot or nething, he's in the right lane still, i changed to the left lane (just before it turns into 3 lanes) im going through the albertsons intersection when all i see is the cav swerving and a lumina pulling out in front of him. theres construction on the side of the road and theres a huge mound of dirt that was blocking their view coming out. so the cavalier t-boned the lumina, they both spun (cav was goin about 90-95 at point of impact) the cav ended up 100-200 ft past where the lumina and i ended up. the lumina got sent flying across all 3 lanes, i swerved into the far left lane from center, while slamming on my brakes and there was nowhere for me to go, i hit the spinning lumina (40mph or so) then end up going onto the median where theres mulch, trees, and shrubs. i had an airbag in my face and tried to avoid the trees, but evidently when my back right hopped the angle curb it jumped me into the trees. i did correct my slide after hitting the car, but i was in mulch and couldn't help with the trees. girl in the lumina went to the hospital with head and neck pain and got a right of way violation ticket, guy in cavalier got a speeding ticket and full blame for the accident and i got a totalled truck. im ok, just a lil burn on my left arm from my airbag deploying. other than that, the XRC drop kit worked awesome, its goin on my next one. i had just put it on and the alignment that we did by eye was straight and when it was towed, they towed it with front wheels on the ground. the wheels were still in alignment. that thing is amazing. if i hadn't put that on, i may have lost control b/c of the body lean. it helps a whole bunch with handling. heres some pics.
http://www.bastosdesign.com/hostedimages/mac/1.jpg
This is the....cavalier.
http://www.bastosdesign.com/hostedimages/mac/2.jpg
Michael's truck.
http://www.bastosdesign.com/hostedimages/mac/3.jpg
Michael's truck 2.
http://myspace-874.vo.llnwd.net/01253/47/86/1253586874_l.jpg
Kinda small, but this is a before picture.
I don't know what any of this means, but to give you an idea of what this truck was worth to a 19-year old college student, these are the current modifications he had on it:
CAI
fog light mod
turn signal mod
URD Short shifter
Black headlight mod
lower rear 2"
tailgate spoiler
magnaflow 4" exhaust
back-up camera
I'm slightly traumatized right now. I mean - he's my little bro! He's fine....emotionally he's OK too. He's looking at the '07s.... Boys and their toys.
Another X down the drain
For those of us who know the seminole county area i'll explain how the crash happened.. tuscawilla and red bug lake road.. there are 3 consecutive lights close together on red bug 1. publix 2. tuscawilla intersection 3. albertsons. i was heading home from xrobber's last night and was in the left lane behind a white cavalier. the light was red at publix and we were rolling up to it at like 45, light turned green, right lane had no cars in it, left lane had a bunch, cavalier changed lanes and took off, i changed lanes behind it, was in 3rd gear goin 40 or so at this point, when i got to the red bug intersection, cavalier was already through the intersection, i was going about 55, then the cav was flying still and i was still accelerating just b/c i like to drive fast, wasn't racing some idiot or nething, he's in the right lane still, i changed to the left lane (just before it turns into 3 lanes) im going through the albertsons intersection when all i see is the cav swerving and a lumina pulling out in front of him. theres construction on the side of the road and theres a huge mound of dirt that was blocking their view coming out. so the cavalier t-boned the lumina, they both spun (cav was goin about 90-95 at point of impact) the cav ended up 100-200 ft past where the lumina and i ended up. the lumina got sent flying across all 3 lanes, i swerved into the far left lane from center, while slamming on my brakes and there was nowhere for me to go, i hit the spinning lumina (40mph or so) then end up going onto the median where theres mulch, trees, and shrubs. i had an airbag in my face and tried to avoid the trees, but evidently when my back right hopped the angle curb it jumped me into the trees. i did correct my slide after hitting the car, but i was in mulch and couldn't help with the trees. girl in the lumina went to the hospital with head and neck pain and got a right of way violation ticket, guy in cavalier got a speeding ticket and full blame for the accident and i got a totalled truck. im ok, just a lil burn on my left arm from my airbag deploying. other than that, the XRC drop kit worked awesome, its goin on my next one. i had just put it on and the alignment that we did by eye was straight and when it was towed, they towed it with front wheels on the ground. the wheels were still in alignment. that thing is amazing. if i hadn't put that on, i may have lost control b/c of the body lean. it helps a whole bunch with handling. heres some pics.
http://www.bastosdesign.com/hostedimages/mac/1.jpg
This is the....cavalier.
http://www.bastosdesign.com/hostedimages/mac/2.jpg
Michael's truck.
http://www.bastosdesign.com/hostedimages/mac/3.jpg
Michael's truck 2.
http://myspace-874.vo.llnwd.net/01253/47/86/1253586874_l.jpg
Kinda small, but this is a before picture.
I don't know what any of this means, but to give you an idea of what this truck was worth to a 19-year old college student, these are the current modifications he had on it:
CAI
fog light mod
turn signal mod
URD Short shifter
Black headlight mod
lower rear 2"
tailgate spoiler
magnaflow 4" exhaust
back-up camera
I'm slightly traumatized right now. I mean - he's my little bro! He's fine....emotionally he's OK too. He's looking at the '07s.... Boys and their toys.